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EYE ON JEFFERSON: Public to be introduced to Port Townsend public works director finalists

Finalists for the Port Townsend Public Works director position will be introduced to the public Monday.

Pictured from left are grant awardees Heather Titterness, Tiffinny Blore and Susan Heyer with Dorothea French, president of the Beta Nu Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. Not pictured are awardees Karen Doran and Britney Martin. (Port Angeles School District)

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Port Angeles teachers awarded continuing education grants

PORT ANGELES — The Beta Nu Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International has given five Port…

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Workshop for living with chronic conditions set in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A workshop, “Living Well with Chronic Conditions,” will be offered at the Armory Square Mall…

Tony Overman/The Olympian via AP                                Students leave The Evergreen State College campus in Olympia after a threat prompted a student alert and evacuation Thursday. The announcement posted on the school’s website Thursday asked everyone to leave the Olympia campus or return to residence halls for further instructions. The post did not provide other details.

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Threat closes Evergreen State College after protests over race

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Port Angeles School Board plans vote on school-based clinic next week

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles School Board plans to vote next Thursday on whether to work with…

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Port Townsend man hurt in wreck remains in serious condition

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Townsend man injured in a motorcycle wreck as he allegedly fled from sheriff’s…

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Officer object of FBI inquiry; investigation underway in Forks Police Department

FORKS — The FBI is investigating the activities of Forks Police Officer Michael Gentry, police department Administrator Rick…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Clallam Sheriff’s Office warns about counterfeit $20 bills … and other items

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office is warning that people have been using fake $20 bills…

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Fire destroys yurt in Chimacum

CHIMACUM — A yurt in the 400 block of Egg and I Road in Chimacum was destroyed by…

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Superintendent: Former Chimacum student detained after bringing knife to campus

CHIMACUM — A former Chimacum student is being held at the Kitsap Youth Detention Center after bringing a…

Port Townsend School District caps construction of Salish Coast Elementary at $28.1 million

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Port Townsend School District caps construction of Salish Coast Elementary at $28.1 million

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend School Board approved a maximum cost of $28.1 million for the new…

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200 to participate in major earthquake exercise Saturday in Sequim

SEQUIM — About 200 people will undergo search and rescue training as Clallam County Fire District No. 3…

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Hood Canal Bridge one-hour closures to start early June 7; could impact delivery of newspapers

SHINE — One-hour closures of the Hood Canal Bridge have been rescheduled and will now begin in the…

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Man wrecks motorcycle while fleeing deputies near Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — A 28-year-old Port Townsend man was airlifted to a Seattle hospital after he wrecked his…

Scholarship winners Emily Kunz, left, and Maren Johnson were among 32 young women recognized during the May meeting of the Association of American University Women of Port Townsend and its affiliate, the University Women’s Foundation of Jefferson County.

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AAUW Port Townsend, University Women’s Foundation award $55,000 in scholarships

PORT TOWNSEND — Thirty-two young women from East Jefferson County will receive scholarships and awards totaling $55,000 from…

Community groups collaborate on student scholarship

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Community groups collaborate on student scholarship

PORT ANGELES — The Albert Haller Foundation has received a $30,000 donation from Lakeside Industries of Port Angeles…

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Special Olympics Torch Run today on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — Law enforcement and others will gather to run the torch in support of the Special…

Suspect arrested in campground attack that killed Quinault tribal member

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Suspect arrested in campground attack that killed Quinault tribal member

TAHOLAH — A 31-year-old man was arrested Tuesday evening in connection to the fatal hit-and-run at the Donkey…

Funtastic files for testimony after three are hurt in Ferris wheel fall

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Funtastic files for testimony after three are hurt in Ferris wheel fall

PORT TOWNSEND — Legal maneuvering has begun over a fall from a Ferris wheel during the Port Townsend…

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County commissioners support school-based health clinic

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners are backing a proposed health clinic at Port Angeles High School.